Younes Bakiz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Younes Bakiz | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Albertslund, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Brøndby | ||
| 2012–2014 | Holbæk B&I | ||
| 2014 | HB Køge | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brøndby | ||
| 2016–2018 | Roskilde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Roskilde | 39 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | Viborg | 47 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | AaB | 48 | (11) |
| 2024– | Silkeborg | 45 | (12) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 1 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Younes Bakiz (born 5 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
Early years
Growing up in Vestegnen to Moroccan parents,[3] Bakiz played football as a youth for Brøndby IF, Holbæk B&I and HB Køge before making his breakthrough as part of FC Roskilde in 2018.[4][1]
Viborg
After having made 43 appearances for Roskilde, in which he scored 13 goals, Bakiz signed a three-year contract with Viborg FF in June 2020.[5] In his first season, he won the second-tier 1st Division with the club and secured promotion to the Danish Superliga.[6] He made 21 appearances and scored three goals.[2]
On 18 July 2021, Bakiz made his Superliga-debut in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland. Starting on the left wing, he scored the 1–1 equaliser in the 41st minute of the game,[7] before being substituted by Jeff Mensah in the 78th minute.[8]
AaB
On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Bakiz joined fellow league club AaB on a deal until June 2026.[9] He made his competitive debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Allan Sousa in a 2–0 away win over Midtjylland.[10][11] On 14 October, he scored his first goals for AaB, a brace, which secured a 2–0 victory against Lyngby.[12] He scored another brace on 30 October against his former side Brøndby in AaB's 3–2 away loss.[13]
Silkeborg
On 12 June 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg announced the signing of Bakiz on a four-year contract.[14] On 21 April 2025, Bakiz scored his 10th league goal and provided his 8th league assist of the season in a 4–0 away win against Vejle.[15]